The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-23
The ABERDEEN CONVENTION
Letter From Congressman Springer, Of
Illinois.
4 option Of a Memorial 10 Congress for
Admission.

ABERDEEN, Oak, Dc. N-Afttr the con.
vention was called to orier, the secretary read
q letter from Congressman Wm. NJ. Springer.
o. the question Ct admission he s,ys:
This is the first concerted movement on the
part Of the people Of Dakota for single
statehood which has come to my knowledge.
Heretofore the organized Efforts Of ycur
people have been in the direction OF
division of the territory into two parts
while individuals In certain localities and
newspapers In the territory have opposed such
Efforts. These contending factions among
your own people have had the inevitable re.
SUIT of preventing any all NATIVE action
whatever by congress. Some of your cit:z Ems
entertain the idea that the question OF d:vie-
ion of the territory Is o purely local one, coz
cernlig only the people of Dakots. The PEG
pie Of every state in the uniJn are equally IN
terceted In this Question. It is not more o
question to be left to the people OF the terri
tory than would be the question u dividing
the state OF Florida. 1he average population
OF the states of the union is 400, coo. Dsko
ia dccs not claim TO have y population ex.
c:eding 6c0. COO, hence at present, on the
ground of population, there is no well found.
ed reason for her insisting uson the formation
Of two states out of her present territory, or
for giving the people within her limits four
senators, when Illinois, with 8 100000, and
New York with s, too,co o people, have but two
senators each. Thcsc who are
claiming for Dakota the right
to divide, are claiming a greater power for
The territory than any state IN the union has
under section 3. article 4, o! the constitution.
Those vito are welded to the idea of division
ms y we'll postpone the realiz It OF of their
hopes. l can assure th,,u, from my knowledge
Of luolic sentiment here, that the division Of
DAkota at this time, snd the erection Of two
statas WITHIN her barders. is utterly im5os.
stn:c. have earnestly desired and still DC
sire :he admission of Dakota as ore state,
bnt hav. opposed and VIII continue to opao,s
her di memhermcnt. I have faith in the
future of ID .ko'a. She is destined to tax
her Pike very soon in ths galaxy OF cur states
as one OF the greatest and most prosperous in
the union. ] therefore bid yol Coos pecd
in tie work OF the convention, and trust tina;
its l-borrs will result in the early admission.
vi Dakota as Il state in the unton.
lsignec) VIM. NJ. SPRINGER.
Tie following memorial WAS adopted:
To lhs Congress CT .he L aitsd Safes:
The pool e of u .ksts, assembled ia dele.
gate convention, respectfully represent. that
they sre des!rous of the admission Of the ter
rit,.y VS. n state into the federal union. We
pcsEess suflsisnt population to cnt.tic US &c
representation in the house of .ei resentstives
IN case al :dmissicn. We earnestly petition
the passage of an act authorizing the e!.c.!on
of dnlegstes to Constitutional convention
to the esd that the constitution 70 framsd
.nsj tc submitted TO . vote Of The people for